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Battle of Canton

1856 fought in the Second Opium War
Event battle Q16207110
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Battle of Canton

Summary

Battle of Canton is a battle[1].

Key Facts

  • Battle of Canton's instance of is recorded as battle[2].
  • The location of Battle of Canton was Guangzhou[3].
  • Battle of Canton is part of Second Opium War[4].
  • Battle of Canton began on October 23, 1856[5].
  • Battle of Canton ended on November 5, 1856[6].
  • Battle of Canton's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 23.111667, 'longitude': 113.263056, 'precision': 1e-06}[7].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Canton was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • Battle of Canton's different from is recorded as Battle of Canton[9].
  • Battle of Canton's different from is recorded as Battle of Canton[10].
  • Battle of Canton's different from is recorded as Battle of Canton[11].

Body

When and Where

Battle of Canton began on October 23, 1856[5]. It ended on November 5, 1856[6]. It took place at Guangzhou[3].

Context

Battle of Canton is part of Second Opium War[4]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[2].

Participants

A participant in Battle of Canton was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 27d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 23°6'42.001"N, 113°15'47.002"E, QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35923|batch #35923]]"
  2. 4w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 23°6'42.001"N, 113°15'47.002"E, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780981630519; property is not to be used on events (these belong to the location ("
  3. 5w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Guangzhou
    Participant → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Image → Part of the Destroyed Walls of Canton, from the Dutch Folly
    End time → +1856-11-05T00:00:00Z
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34554|batch #34554]]: Battle of Canton == People's Republic of China"
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